Design for a Freestanding Altar dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin

Anonymous, Italian, 18th century Italian

ca. 1670–1740

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Title: Design for a Freestanding Altar dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 18th century
Date: ca. 1670–1740
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite or black chalk; two centering marks in graphite or black chalk (a ruled centered vertical line and a ruled centered horizontal line); a scale in pen and brown ink that is unnumbered at the bottom of composition
Dimensions: sheet: 18 1/8 x 10 7/8 in. (46 x 27.6 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1971
Object Number: 1971.513.81
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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